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ArticleGut microbes2025

Dietary cholesterol impairs cognition via gut microbiota-derived deoxycholic acid in obese mice.

Yan Liu, Zhangtie Wang, Yansong Zhang, Tian Zhao, Qingjun Zhang, Weisu Huang, Baiyi Lu

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Article in Gut microbes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Yan LiuCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3677-9290
Zhangtie WangCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yansong ZhangCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Tian ZhaoCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Qingjun ZhangCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Weisu HuangDepartment of Applied Technology, Zhejiang Econ & Trade Polytech, Hangzhou, China.
Baiyi LuCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7573-0679

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dietary cholesterol is often found in a high-fat diet (HFD) and excessive intake is harmful to cognitive function. The gut microbiome constitutes an environmental factor influenced by diet, which regulates cognitive function via the gut-brain axis. The present study explored the role of dietary cholesterol in HFD-induced cognitive impairment and the participation of the gut microbiota and metabolites. Here, we found that dietary cholesterol promoted cognitive impairment in HFD-fed mice, which was associated with an increase in gut microbiota containing 7α-dehydroxylase, including

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Cholesterol, DietaryCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDeoxycholic AcidGastrointestinal MicrobiomeObesityAnimalsBacteriaBile Acids and SaltsDiet, High-FatFecal Microbiota TransplantationHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, ObeseBile Acids and SaltsCholesterol, DietaryDeoxycholic Acidbile acidcognitive impairmentdeoxycholic acidDietary cholesterolgut microbiota

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PMID40717663
PMCPMC12309536

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